1st day: Start in San Francisco.

Got up at 6 AM and had breakfast. Around 7 AM I left for the Diridon CalTrain station in San Jose to catch the 8 AM 423 train to SF and arrived there ~9:30 AM.From the SF CalTrain station it as ~7 miles to the bottom of the Golden Gate Bridge, where my trip officially started.

From here it was a grueling 60 mile ride of up and down, and up and down, and up and down. Did I mention there was a lot of up and on? Normally I like climbing a lot, but with an extra 50 lbs on the bike...not so much. You can look at the Garmin GPS Plot for all the details.
Anyway despite my complaining about the "rolling hills", the ride went well and I arrived at the KOA camp-ground close to the Ano Nuevo State Reserve around 5 pm. Pitched my tent, took a shower, and loaded myself with some carbs; pasta with salmon and an nice beer. Tonight will be an early night. I am tired, and need to be rested for tomorrows ride, which is planned to be between 80-100 miles.